Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 18.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 18.2%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 18.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2008.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 174th of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.4% | — |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.3% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.2% | 18.2% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 18.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2008.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 174th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release